Heikant (Reusel-De Mierden)
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Heikant is a hamlet in the municipality of Reusel-De Mierden
, in the Dutch
province of North Brabant
. It is located about 1 km north of Hulsel.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa
, Heikant (or "De Heikant", "De Heykant") consisted of 8 houses and had a population of 50 in the middle of the 19th century.
Reusel-De Mierden
Reusel-De Mierden is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the North Brabant province, and has an area of 78.65 km². In 2005, the population was approximately 12,288....
, in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
. It is located about 1 km north of Hulsel.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa
Abraham Jacob van der Aa
Abraham Jacob van der Aa was a Dutch literator. He was born in Amsterdam in 1792. His father was a lawyer. From the ages of 6 till 12 he visited the dayschool in Amstelveen. After this he was send to the boarding school of J.E. van Iterson in Aarlanderveen but only stayed there for a year...
, Heikant (or "De Heikant", "De Heykant") consisted of 8 houses and had a population of 50 in the middle of the 19th century.